The essays in this volume examine elements of the fantastic in a variety of media. From the fiction of Toni Morrison, Stephen King, and Chinua Achebe, to the rock songs of David Bowie, the fantastic is seen as adaptable to any art form. In an accessible manner, the contributors present fresh approaches to examining the elements of the fantastic in literature, film, music, and popular culture. The collection features an essay by Ursula K. Le Guin.
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.,."a colorful compilations of Fantastic analysis and criticism, an interpretative jigsaw puzzle of form and flavor....The overall impression is simply ove of Fantastic awe and appreciation."-H-Net Reviewa in the Humanities and Social Science
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Presents a variety of approaches to the fantastic in rock music, cinema, and fiction.
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I spent a good deal of last year working on The Norton Book of Science Fiction, which will come out next October. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, King Kong, David Bowie, Edward Scissorhands, Diamond Dogs, Stephen King, Space Oddity, The Day of the Locust, Jerry Cornelius, Speaking Parts, Tim Burton, Come Back, Garden City, Ziggy Stardust, New Worlds, The Shining, Batman Returns, Cornelius Chronicles, Oxford University Press, Gravity's Rainbow, The Dark Half, Mary Shelley, The Man Who Sold the World, The Monk, The Wild Hunt of Hagworthy New!
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I spent a good deal of last year working on The Norton Book of Science Fiction, which will come out next October. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, King Kong, David Bowie, Edward Scissorhands, Diamond Dogs, Stephen King, Space Oddity, The Day of the Locust, Jerry Cornelius, Speaking Parts, Tim Burton, Come Back, Garden City, Ziggy Stardust, New Worlds, The Shining, Batman Returns, Cornelius Chronicles, Oxford University Press, Gravity's Rainbow, The Dark Half, Mary Shelley, The Man Who Sold the World, The Monk, The Wild Hunt of Hagworthy New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Wise Children by Angela Carter on 9 pages
- Stephen King's Danse Macabre by Stephen King on 6 pages
- New Worlds: An Anthology by Michael Moorcock on 6 pages
- The Final Programme (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series) by Michael Moorcock on 5 pages
- Night of the Living Dead by John A. Russo on 4 pages
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- Framing Monsters: Fantasy Film and Social Alienation by Associate Professor Joshua David Bellin in Back Matter
- Transrealist Fiction: Writing in the Slipstream of Science (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy) by Damien Broderick in Front Matter
- Transformations of Language in Modern Dystopias (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy) by David W. Sisk in Front Matter
- Immortal Monster: The Mythological Evolution of the Fantastic Beast in Modern Fiction and Film (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy) by Joseph D. Andriano in Front Matter
- Space and Beyond: The Frontier Theme in Science Fiction (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy) by Gary Westfahl in Front Matter
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